{"id":908,"date":"2019-10-02T14:47:52","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T13:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nameshield.com\/en\/?page_id=908"},"modified":"2022-12-27T17:43:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T16:43:52","slug":"phishing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nameshield.com\/en\/glossary\/phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eplus-9Rq9OS wp-block-cover alignfull is-light eplus-wrapper\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(21,115,191) 0%,rgb(255,0,0) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-d8kKLc wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"eplus-BS3LC4 has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">What is <em>phishing<\/em>?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-rOIeWs wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-088567\">\n<div class=\"eplus-BzitKu wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"eplus-o4z1nx has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper\"><strong><em>Phish\u00ading <\/em><\/strong>is a tech\u00adnique used by cyber\u00adcrim\u00adi\u00adnals to obtain per\u00adson\u00adal infor\u00adma\u00adtion in order to com\u00admit an iden\u00adti\u00adty theft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-sjkOkR has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper\">Our mon\u00adi\u00adtor\u00ading of new domain names reg\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtions allows to detect upstream the domain names reg\u00adis\u00adtered by third par\u00adties that could poten\u00adtial\u00adly be used for <strong><em>phish\u00ading<\/em><\/strong> attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-mMtNYJ has-nv-text-dark-bg-color has-text-color eplus-wrapper\">This mon\u00adi\u00adtor\u00ading includes the detec\u00adtion of MX records in the area of reg\u00adis\u00adtered domain names. The MX record, if present, indi\u00adcates that an email address has been cre\u00adat\u00aded. This is a first indi\u00adca\u00adtor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-qDckgf wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-7wdxdU wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"is-style-primary eplus-3cYUuc wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-108f02\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nameshield.com\/en\/brand-protection\/domain-names-monitoring\/\">Find out about our domain names mon\u00adi\u00adtor\u00ading solu\u00adtions<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-iv3gn2 wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"eplus-q9GWwr wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nameshield.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Phishing-2-1024x959.png\" alt=\"What is Phishing?\" class=\"wp-image-5107\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-ph39tH wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-P0dsXP wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-JLdaok eplus-wrapper\">Once <strong><em>phish\u00ading<\/em><\/strong> is detect\u00aded, for exam\u00adple by the brand or by the end-user, reme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adtion solu\u00adtions at the host\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adny lev\u00adel are effec\u00adtive to bring down <strong><em>phish\u00ading<\/em><\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nameshield.com\/en\/brand-protection\/recovery-procedures-and-paralegal-actions\/\">Domain names pro\u00adce\u00addures<\/a> may also be rec\u00adom\u00admend\u00aded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-GzOMTr eplus-wrapper\">Our inter\u00adnal legal depart\u00adment Nameshield can advise you and car\u00adry out these actions for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-Mj0s51 wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-o9CHcA wp-block-buttons eplus-wrapper is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"eplus-uOVJVr is-style-primary wp-block-button eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-cf17eb\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/en\/brand-protection\/recovery-procedures-and-paralegal-actions\/\">Find out about our reme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adtion solu\u00adtions<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-8xAN9y wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"eplus-hTyu9u wp-block-separator has-css-opacity eplus-wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-ZKkBVF wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"eplus-l3xJPL eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"> <strong>How to protect against <em>phishing<\/em><\/strong>? <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-CXRFXj wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex eplus-styles-uid-3cdc69\">\n<div class=\"eplus-DfoFq5 wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eplus-OSs0tF eplus-wrapper\">Vig\u00adi\u00adlance is cru\u00adcial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-ttmgDz eplus-wrapper\"><strong>In case of a phish\u00ading e\u2011mail:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-d125db\">\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Do not trust the sender\u2019s name. If there is any doubt, con\u00adtact the sender through anoth\u00ader method;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Do not ever open an attach\u00adment from an unknown sender or from one who is not entire\u00adly trust\u00adwor\u00adthy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Do not reply to a request of con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adtial infor\u00adma\u00adtion by e\u2011mail (pass\u00adword, cred\u00adit card num\u00adber\u2026);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Check the links by hov\u00ader\u00ading the cur\u00adsor over them (with\u00adout click\u00ading) to ensure that they link to trust\u00adwor\u00adthy web\u00adsites;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Be atten\u00adtive to the qual\u00adi\u00adty of the lan\u00adguage used by the mail\u2019s sender.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"eplus-DLoH9Z wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"eplus-ng4PXn eplus-wrapper\"><strong>In case of the vis\u00adit of a phish\u00ading web\u00adsite:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-list eplus-styles-uid-c9a1b7\">\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Be atten\u00adtive to the URL\u2019s spelling;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Check if the web\u00adsite vis\u00adit\u00aded is secure and authen\u00adti\u00adcat\u00aded by an SSL cer\u00adtifi\u00adcate;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Check the pro\u00adpri\u00adety data of the web\u00adsite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-Y8TEXm wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"eplus-sJ0HWP wp-block-separator has-css-opacity eplus-wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-6rsKGQ wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-J5f2br has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper eplus-styles-uid-f9a9ac\"><em>Find recent cas\u00ades of <strong>phish\u00ading<\/strong> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.nameshield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-5SwSnJ wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eplus-xMv8EG wp-block-spacer eplus-wrapper\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once phish\u00ading is detect\u00aded, for exam\u00adple by the brand or by the end-user, reme\u00addi\u00ada\u00adtion solu\u00adtions at the host\u00ading com\u00adpa\u00adny lev\u00adel are effec\u00adtive to bring down phish\u00ading. 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Vig\u00adi\u00adlance is\u2026&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nameshield.com\/en\/glossary\/phishing\/\" class rel=\"bookmark\">Read More \u00bb<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Phish\u00ading<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":861,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-908","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Phishing - What is this attack and how to protect against it ?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What&#039;s a phishing? 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